Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Milwaukee, WI
Population 1,300,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (44%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 15,615
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 91%
From Region 8%
Athletes 3.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
Hispanic 17%
Black 10%
Asian 8%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 3,217 45% / 55% 2% $65,125 75 95%
Biomedical Engineering 20 60% / 40% 10% $76,296 86 95%
Civil Engineering 32 72% / 28% 3% $86,926 93 98%
Computer Engineering 6 100% / 0% 0% $97,926 97 100%
Electrical Engineering 40 88% / 12% 30% $93,739 96 96%
Environmental Engineering 2 50% / 50% 0% $79,282 88
Industrial Engineering 9 89% / 11% 11% $90,111 95 100%
Materials Engineering 9 89% / 11% 33% $83,910 91 95%
Mechanical Engineering 89 93% / 7% 3% $90,701 95 97%
Computer Science 103 +1 84% / 16% 8% $94,332 96 97%
Data Analytics $82,813 91
Data Science 5 60% / 40% 0% $82,940 91
Information Science/Studies 157 +1 80% / 20% 4% $74,409 85 95%
Applied Mathematics 2 +1 100% / 0% 50% $80,888 90
Chemistry 7 57% / 43% 0% $65,867 76 90%
Geosciences 12 +1 42% / 58% 0% $69,404 80 100%
Mathematics 12 58% / 42% 0% $91,221 95 92%
Meteorology 5 60% / 40% 0% $65,491 75
Physics 8 +1 100% / 0% 0% $77,151 87
Biochemistry 9 67% / 33% 0% $73,921 84 91%
Biology 66 +6 35% / 65% 3% $58,448 63 94%
Microbiology 6 17% / 83% 0% $65,970 76 90%
Neuroscience 18 +7 61% / 39% 6% $64,320 74
Environmental Science 39 +2 51% / 49% 0% $51,344 45 94%
Nutrition Sciences 8 25% / 75% 0% $53,936 52 98%
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 18 0% / 100% 0% $54,987 55 100%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 123 20% / 80% 2% $71,953 83 97%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 57 54% / 46% 2% $54,856 55 93%
Nursing 216 +1 19% / 81% 1% $80,819 90 99%
Occupational Therapy/Therapist 22 0% / 100% 0% $51,096 44 95%
Public Health 24 25% / 75% 4% $77,396 87 95%
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 3 0% / 100% 0% $59,091 64
Accounting 79 +8 61% / 39% 3% $79,498 89 99%
Actuarial Science 13 54% / 46% 8% $89,135 94 100%
Business Analytics 19 32% / 68% 0% $77,439 87
Economics 29 +5 62% / 38% 14% $71,836 83 95%
Finance 148 +20 78% / 22% 0% $68,036 79 97%
General Business 70 46% / 54% 0% $67,484 78 95%
Health Administration $70,316 81 93%
Human Resources Development 44 +4 25% / 75% 7% $71,122 82 95%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 30 +2 60% / 40% 0% $86,661 93 94%
Marketing 191 +18 50% / 50% 2% $67,227 78 96%
Operations Management 65 +15 72% / 28% 3% $78,503 88 96%
African-American Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $52,064 47 90%
Anthropology 21 +4 19% / 81% 0% $44,512 25 88%
Classical Languages 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $58,687 63
English 41 +9 32% / 68% 2% $44,704 25 93%
French 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $60,272 67 94%
Geography $46,879 31 96%
Geography and Environmental Studies 9 +1 67% / 33% 0% $57,733 61
German 2 0% / 100% 0% $58,578 63
History 35 +4 71% / 29% 0% $50,295 42 87%
Intercultural and International Studies 14 +4 21% / 79% 14% $56,214 58 89%
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 33% / 67% 0% $51,134 44
Interdisciplinary Studies 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $48,766 37 90%
Italian 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $60,272 67
Jewish/Judaic Studies $45,810 28 92%
Latin American and Caribbean Studies $51,709 46 94%
Linguistics 11 36% / 64% 0% $50,541 42 82%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 60 +6 32% / 68% 3% $53,202 50 93%
Philosophy 5 +2 80% / 20% 0% $49,105 38 95%
Political Science 49 +6 51% / 49% 2% $58,819 64 100%
Psychology $52,719 49
Religion/Religious Studies 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $45,810 28 92%
Research & Experimental Psychology 234 +12 23% / 77% 1% $56,364 58
Russian $58,713 63
Social Work 97 +1 20% / 80% 0% $51,366 45 91%
Sociology 28 +5 18% / 82% 0% $51,278 45 94%
Spanish 5 +5 20% / 80% 0% $60,272 67 94%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 74 +4 22% / 78% 1% $53,202 50 93%
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management 6 50% / 50% 0% $79,014 88 95%
Women's Studies 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $52,064 47 90%
Education 121 +1 12% / 88% 1% $50,018 41 94%
Special Education 12 0% / 100% 0% $53,487 51 100%
Urban Education and Leadership 28 29% / 71% 0% $48,662 37 90%
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 15 47% / 53% 0% $50,697 43
Architecture 150 57% / 43% 1% $64,504 74 96%
Art Education 12 8% / 92% 0% $46,685 31 95%
Art History 7 +1 0% / 100% 0% $45,349 27 93%
Art/Art Studies 46 +1 41% / 59% 4% $45,349 27 93%
Dance 14 +1 7% / 93% 0% $30,097 4 100%
Design and Visual Communications 31 23% / 77% 0% $50,755 43
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 7 +2 29% / 71% 0% $49,378 39
Film Studies 89 +2 51% / 49% 1% $42,964 20 91%
Music 21 +2 48% / 52% 0% $40,932 16 96%
Music Education 5 20% / 80% 0% $46,685 31 95%
Theater 29 24% / 76% 0% $36,433 9 100%
Urban Studies/Affairs 5 60% / 40% 0% $60,810 68
Criminal Justice 96 +2 32% / 68% 0% $60,027 66 98%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,924
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,828
Est. In-State Cost $14,131
Est. Out-of-State Cost $30,824
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 31%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 22.2% 714 29% / 71% 1% $53,738 52 92%
Business & Economics 21.4% 688 58% / 42% 2% $71,888 83 96%
Health Sciences 14.4% 463 22% / 78% 2% $72,533 83 97%
Arts 13.4% 431 44% / 56% 1% $51,085 44 95%
Computer Science 8.2% 265 81% / 19% 5% $82,314 91 96%
Engineering 6.4% 207 85% / 15% 11% $89,091 94 97%
Education 5.0% 161 14% / 86% 1% $50,041 41 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.1% 99 41% / 59% 3% $61,378 69 93%
Professional 3.0% 96 32% / 68% 0% $60,027 66 98%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 47 47% / 53% 0% $51,785 46 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 46 63% / 37% 2% $75,978 86 95%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $20.3M #130 52% $0.1M 30 #96 132 18
Humanities & Social Sciences $16.0M #126 37% $1.2M 54 #96 181 3
Engineering $11.8M #181 32% $0.2M 16 #147 110 17
Health Sciences $6.5M #151 57% $0.0M 27 #71 149
Life & Natural Sciences $4.2M #203 63% $0.1M 7 #165 33 3
Education $1.7M #191 23% $0 14 #277
Business & Economics $1.2M #200 12% $0 12 #110 18 1
Computer Science $0.6M #258 45% $0.0M 1 #193 33
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0 1 #115 12
Total $62.3M #187 44% $1.5M 162 #131 668 42

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 89%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 89% 89% 89%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 66%
SAT Range 920 – 1170
SAT Math Range 450 – 580
SAT RW Range 470 – 590